Sorella del mio cuore

Reading this novel is like letting your heart be the passenger of the wildest roller coaster. And, for me, roller coaster is frustrating. So, yes, I was frustrated reading this beautiful novel. It is full of secrets, revealed one by one within the chapters. When the secret was out, I felt like leaving Leggi tutto

I have very few books that I have rated 5 stars. A 5 is reserved for the best of the best for me. Books that I look forward to carving out time to read, books that I think about when I'm not reading them. My review won't do this fine little book justice. The writing was amazing, the story was engagi Leggi tutto

كلمتان لا غير : فيلم هندي !

Finally I finished this gem of a novel today. But as I trod the final steps of this illuminating journey, I felt a pang of sadness. But then a thought struck me. You can read it again, stupid! I came to know about Chitra Banerjee Divakurani ma'am in a Goodreads group. I went through her books and fo Leggi tutto

Desgraciadamente mi segunda lectura para el #marzoasiatico no ha sido muy satisfactoria. Me ha parecido un libro excesivamente melodramático y que se centra demasiado en el amor y desamor para que pueda gustarme. Creo que le falta mucha sutileza y a sus personajes les falta realismo... No sé, es que Leggi tutto

While this isn’t as mystical as Mistress of Spices , it’s as enchantingly and compellingly told. Two cousins in Calcutta are born prematurely into a household of women on the same day as their fathers die. Their lives are woven together like gold and silver threads, providing strength and contrast to Leggi tutto

This is a late review. The book was published eleven years ago in 1999 by Doubleday. Yet, I hadn’t heard of the author until this month, even though I have seen the movie “Mistress of Spices”, based on her novel by the same title. After reading the book, I read a number of reviews of the novel. I wa Leggi tutto